Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):

	December 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Prepaid income taxes	$	32,021	$	30,682
Prepaid sales and other taxes	28,300		24,034
Prepaid equipment and software maintenance	10,661		15,526
Deferred commissions	43,562		54,516
Other prepaid expenses	35,109		26,187
Other current assets	16,660		20,461
Total	$	166,313	$	171,406

Incremental Costs to Obtain a Contract with a Customer

The following table summarizes the deferred costs associated with obtaining customer contracts, specifically commission and incentive payments, as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):

	December 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Deferred costs included in prepaid and other current assets	$	43,562	$	54,516
Deferred costs included in other assets	30,436		23,200
Total deferred costs	$	73,998	$	77,716

The following table summarizes additional information related to incremental costs to obtain a contract with a customer for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

	2021		2020		2019
Amortization expense related to deferred costs	$	58,433	$	61,682	$	44,266
Incremental costs capitalized	56,509		67,058		54,514

Amortization expense related to deferred costs is primarily included in sales and marketing expense in the consolidated statements of income.